Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-01
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~ mixture il eaten with q .poon.
Then comes the main dish OF the mea
which never varies thrOushoa, the Who'll
course ofa MexieAns natural life-,h'
same At less, once day Throughout, th'
SOS day. OF every year-an ola podrid'
OF boiled beef. mutton. sausage. chicken
pork. veal. cabbage. onions. small greer
apple, or pears. with variou, tropical
roots. seeds, bulbs and vegetables no
known At the Nor,h,-all cooked iose,h
er In one pot. I, |. served In aprom'
euoa. heap on a big platter. AMI i' eat
en- with ehili.nuee TO which red.ho
coal. would be a mild comparison. The
amount Of pepper which the smallest
children here dsvour az calmly I. oar'
do candy. incline. to the belief tha, the
Mexican sinner man" certainly mus, b'
eopper.linsd and double.pla,ed
The neare., approach to r1ssi meat
comes In the next course piece oi
pork or young goat. stuffed ~iih spices,
herbs. chill and chopped onlon'. .ai
boiled down" in the po, I'LL ia 'urf.ee
i. slightly Drowned What We consider
a rol., /, more easily obtained in MeHi'
can market. than beef,ieaks. The cat.
lie are the lsnkss, Of creatures. and
when killed their As.h |, cut up inio
lump, and strip, regardless OF grain,
in a way ihA, would strike an Eigli'h
butcher dumb. A, there arc few stoves
with oven, foi roasting. OF griiirons fol
btoiling. the msA, i' cut with e'Piei,
references TO the 70, o. fryins.P,n.
The boiled dish !, followed by Avarls'
" Of entrees. each ina separate course
such. fof Instance. a. ehlli.eoa.earnie,
mes, cut inlo bits. boiled in grease snd
seasoned With tomatoes Aad chill large
green pepper. stuffed with chopped pork
and oaioas Ani fried 10 batter pork hash.
ed With onioa.. cheese aud scrambled
esss: cheese OF sour milk boiled with
chill the braias OF = kid, TO be
.oooped ou, Of the boiled head 1ad spread
on oae's ,orilla etc. etc.
Invariably. ., every meal. Ia all Mex.
ican households. high aud low, rich and
poor. the las, dish before de''cf, Is frs'
,olss. small rcd beam. They are stew
ed .oi,. generally ia oil. And 20 nsslee'
10 ca, them after each meal Is no, only
breach Of etiquette. bat would be eon'ii'
cred indubiisblc evidence Of tad breed
ing. Some people pour molA''e' o'e'
their beans. while others prefer 10 mil
erumblsd cheese OF eurdlsd milk with
,hsm-bg, I think. reader mine, ,h.'
,ha, you and will take them straight.
A, interval. during the rep.,, iort'l
IA, are served. smoking ho, from ,h'
srildls. These little cakes. n before
described. are merely boiled cora crush
ed into thick paste with q little ~A's'
f-lihoa, al, or soda and baked on
Hat stone OF griddle. They are nsvs'
brough, in on plates, s We serve PAN
cakes. ba, the servsn, pile. them In hesP'
on the ,able.elo,h near the host OF host
e... who Distribute. them around tho
festive board with dsxirou' io.s. pre-
ei.,ly A. card, are deal, oa, in the inno'
een, game Of "e.,ino."
II bread /. used. /, !, laid on the 'ael'
in the loaf. and II ons desires piece h'
carve. |, TO sui, himself. The wines lr'
Away. Of good quality, either imported
or made from Mexican grapes. spanish
clare, being the f.vori,e home beverage
Beer !. used. though no, 80 eommonly
generally Milwaukee or 81. Louis lager
After froole, some sort q "daler'
(ns,i,e .wss,msAi). OF fruit. !, served
ba, never anything like pie. cake OF pad
ding. those indig,.,ible Yankee devices
being en,irsly unknown here; and ih'
repa,, /. eoneluded With small cups o.
.,iong. bitter. black MeIiean coffee
than which there /, none better Ia the
world. Afterwards. and sometimes q
interval. during the meal. the gentlemen
Of the f.mily-And no, inffeqaen,ly ih'
l.die. al.o-.e,,le back gr1eefally II
their eh.in aud smoke . cigarette o.
two. When one is in Rome. !, n vel
TO "do q. the Romsn.. you know.
learned a lesson =, my very fret meal II
Mexico. twas at hotel table. AnC
the Mexican stranger beside ms happen
Ing to flash hi. dinner first, innosen'Iy
lighted hi. cigarette for the customary
smoke; bat /. 10 my yerdlney, imAsin'
ed ia personal insult. and Indignantly
lef, the table Having become some
wha, Learned in the ways OF the Esyp
,ian." since that early day. | can nov
no, only tolerate the national fashion
with sqaanimi,y, ba, can msnially ado
my quota Of smudge TO the atmosphere
blue whenever etiquette requires u
These tiny Mexican cigarettes that III
ladies generally use are not ~ all lk'
the .,rons-smelling things one sees II
the United States and Cuba. These ar
rolled up in corn husk'. are not muei
larger than s,raw.. and have delieioa
fragrance. Nearly every Mexican lady
pocket /. supplied with eisare''e-ho!de
aud matchbox. Of more or les elegance
aud the d.in,y fingers OF m.ny a iai
young ,enOri,s. who would seofn y
touch the ligh,es task pertaining 4
household labor. are discOlored a. the tiP
like polished bronze from much cigarette
rolling.
Every day. at sbOu, 5 o'clock p. n
coffee or chocolate Is again served as =
breakfast, with little cakes resemblinI
swee,ened biscuits. crackers. and come
times "duler." Dinner is usually q
early c,ndle.lish,ing and the late sup
per is partsksn whenever u suits 'h
family convenience. Everybody gos
susish, TO bed from the supper table
and, wha, with hearty food a, such un
,ea.onable hours and the eternal grease
garlic and chilli. the wonder is that th
nation has no, died on, from dysPepsi
long ago FANNIE H. WARD